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Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory, a disputed overseas territory of the United Kingdom also claimed by Mauritius. It is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago.
Jun 10, 2023 · Early one morning in October 2021, a fishing boat was spotted struggling near the island of Diego Garcia. The vessel immediately attracted the attention of the island's authorities - the...
Jun 13, 2024 · Diego Garcia, coral atoll, largest and southernmost member of the Chagos Archipelago, in the central Indian Ocean. Administratively, it was a dependency of Mauritius for most of its history, but since 1965 it has been part of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
May 30, 2024 · A dispute over a tiny island in the Indian Ocean presents complications for U.S. goals in the Indo-Pacific. A satellite view of Diego Garcia, the largest of the islands in the Chagos...
Jun 10, 2023 · Early one morning in October 2021, a fishing boat was spotted struggling near the island of Diego Garcia. The vessel immediately attracted the attention of the island's authorities - the...
Jan 19, 2024 · The first group of Tamils landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to Canada, according to migrants and officials. The island is located...
Mar 9, 2019 · Diego Garcia has helped to launch two invasions of Iraq, served as a vital landing spot for bombers that fly missions across Asia, including over the South China Sea, and has been linked to US...
Mar 14, 2017 · The Diego Garcia Island is part of the UK-owned Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean from where the British Army forcefully evicted the indigenous Chagossian population in the 1960s, before leasing it to the United States. It has since hosted America’s largest overseas airbase.
The first group of Tamils landed on Diego Garcia in October 2021 after their boat ran into trouble while trying to sail to Canada, according to migrants and officials. The island is located...
Sep 1, 2019 · Diego Garcia is a tropical island, with white sands and coconut forests, surrounded by azure seas. It is home to turtles, giant migrating birds and the coconut crab – the largest land-based...
